Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ?

Posted by: LifeForceExplorer

Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 03/17/00 05:14 PM

Enjoying my new S-80...this is better than sex...well, almost. I'm still a MIDI newbie but I've actually got it hooked up properly to my PC and I'm sequencing a bit. Look Mom...multi-tracks and everything ! But I have no idea how to do much more than this - with all the performance features and the harmonizer and on and on. And the manual is new-to-MIDI UNfriendly. I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Anybody else in this area that knows a bit about this new synth ? Any websites or forums about the S-80 yet ?
Posted by: Inray

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 03/17/00 06:17 PM

Enjoy your new S80...
I'm not near you (i'm in Europe) but i post this message just to say to you that've got one of the best synth around.
I bought one a month ago and i use it as my master keyboard and as MIDI piano sound source (i have PF board).
I have a lot of midi gear but this (S80) won my heart.
Posted by: ss

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 03/29/00 03:47 PM

I also just got me a S-80. I really love this machine. Not mainly because of the sounds, but I just love the keyboardaction and the wonderful piano-feeling. I've played a lot on Roland A-90... This is one more step forward!
Posted by: Korgasm

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 03/30/00 04:35 AM

I don't own one but I'd certainly like to!!!!
Posted by: Paul Ip

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 03/30/00 08:04 AM

I bought one last December and it has become my favorite "piano" type synthesizer. I also have the PF plug-in board which provides some varieties of piano/EP sounds. I still like its stock panel sounds better.

Paul Ip
from Texas
Posted by: wwaldram

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 04/11/00 08:40 PM

Check out www.yamahas80.com. Mark did a great job putting together this site. There are instructions for subscribing to a s80 mailing list there. Mark and others have managed to get additional voice sets, faqs, and other documents directly from Yamaha.

Bill Waldram
Posted by: Paul Ip

Re: Got me an S-80...anybody else have one ? - 04/12/00 12:58 PM

Bill,

Thanks you so much for the new site. It is very useful site and I finally downloaded the pseudo GM map for S80 that I have been looking for a long time ( I do not like the XG plug-in card sounds ).

Regards,

Paul Ip
from Texas